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This case involves applicant Sandra Laplante's claim for workers' compensation benefits from Walmart. The initial award found industrial injuries to her right knee, elbow, ankle, and psyche, resulting in 70% permanent disability for one claim and 10% for another, with no apportionment. Upon reconsideration, the Board found a potential for 10% apportionment of psychiatric disability to non-industrial causes, pending further review of whether gastric bypass surgery was industrially related. The applicant's petition for reconsideration of this apportionment, arguing the medical evidence was unsubstantiated, has been denied.
SANDRA LAPLANTE vs. WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC., AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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This case involves applicant Sandra Laplante's claim for workers' compensation benefits from Walmart. The initial award found industrial injuries to her right knee, elbow, ankle, and psyche, resulting in 70% permanent disability for one claim and 10% for another, with no apportionment. Upon reconsideration, the Board found a potential for 10% apportionment of psychiatric disability to non-industrial causes, pending further review of whether gastric bypass surgery was industrially related. The applicant's petition for reconsideration of this apportionment, arguing the medical evidence was unsubstantiated, has been denied.
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